Northwest Labor Press is an independent union-supported newspaper founded in 1900. Our print version is mailed twice a month to about 45,000 members of over three dozen local unions in Oregon and Southwest Washington. Our online version has been maintained here since 1997.
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Workers Rights
Fred Meyer settles child labor charges
An investigation by the Department of Labor found the company regularly allowing minors to load power-driven box balers at stores in Oregon.
National
Construction industry exempted in final rule on Industry-Recognized Apprenticeship Programs (IRAPs)
After a huge union outcry, the Trump administration backed off a plan that would have weakened apprenticeship programs—in construction anyway.
National
Trump names Eugene Scalia as his pick for new Labor Secretary
AFL-CIO blasts the choice — a former WalMart lawyer and son of union nemesis Antonin Scalia.
International
Wu bill would speed benefits for workers who lose jobs to trade
Oregon Congressman David Wu said he will introduce a bill this month to streamline access to Trade Adjustment Assistance benefits for workers displaced by outsourcing to other countries as a result of free trade agreements.
